Ignorance Quotes

45 quotations about Ignorance

The greater the ignorance the greater the dogmatism.

Ignorance is no excuse, it's the real thing.

Better to ask a question than to remain ignorant.

What you don't know can't hurt you .

You must not enthrone ignorance just because there is much of it.

A man profits more by the sight of an idiot than by the orations of the learned.

Ignorance doesn't kill you, but it makes you sweat a lot.

Everybody is ignorant -- only on different subjects.

Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.

There is no darkness, but ignorance.

The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.

Better to be ignorant of a matter than half know it.

Ignorance is bold and knowledge reserved.

Ignorance and inconsideration are the two great causes of the ruin of mankind.

I would rather have my ignorance than another man's knowledge, because I have so much of it.

In the battle for survival the ignorant man has a considerable advantage.

Never forget public ignorance is the government's best friend.

Ignorance is not bliss -- ignorance is ignorance.

If ignorance is bliss, why aren't more people jumping up and down for joy.

Ignorance is like a delicate fruit; touch it, and the bloom is gone.

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